2023 CREATIVE ARTS GRANTS

ARTIST ELIGIBILITY

• Reside or work in Culver City

• 18 years old at the time of the application deadline

• Publicly exhibited/presented/published artistic work within the last 3 years

• Work in creative arts disciplines not as a performer, including (but not limited to) visual art, filmmaking, digital arts, technical arts, and literary arts, see Artistic Disciplines

• Not enrolled as an undergraduate student or graduate student in a degree program related to the arts discipline of the application

• Principle creator of the artwork submitted

TIMELINE

• July 18, 2023 – Application available at culverarts.org

• September 1, 2023 – Application Deadline

• September 10, 2023 – Grant Panel Evaluation Deadline

• September 20, 2023 – Recommendation Presented for Approval at Culver Arts Board Meeting

• September 22, 2023 – Grants Announced

SELECTION CRITERIA

Grant Panel will include artists and arts administrators associated with Culver Arts who will review applications and artwork submitted.

Panel will consider, among other factors:

• Artistic quality and distinctiveness of artist’s body of work

• Diversity of artistic disciplines

• Cultural equity

• Project and activity distinctiveness

• Project budget, including realistic expenses and other funding

• Planned programming/community activities, if any

• Outreach plans, if any

• Projected outcomes

• Potential community impact

• Constituencies to be served

• Artist career stage

• Potential Culver Arts grant impact on project

GRANTEE EXPECTATIONS

Grantees will be encouraged to:

• Attend Culver Arts sponsored events

• Include Culver Arts Board in PR communications

Grantees will be required to:

• Sign a letter of agreement

• Feature Culver Arts credit/logo in promotion (website, social media, signage, printed materials)

• Provide Culver Arts with programming info and digital files to feature on website and/or distribute in Culver Arts communications

• Post any public events/activities on Culver Arts Community Calendar

• Submit a final report within 12 months of grant issuance

• Provide Culver Arts with info and digital files

ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES

Examples of eligible art disciplines (list not exclusive):

• Visual Arts: physical or digital, any medium, painting, drawing, print making, craft, sculpture, graphic design, fashion design, architecture, engraving, illustration, textiles, ceramics, applied arts,

• Literary Arts: any format or genre, novel, poetry, prose, drama, short stories, narrative, fiction, non-fiction, comic, graphic, not live/recorded reading, performance, storytelling

• Film/Video/Photography: photography, cinematography, audio, direction, editing, not acting, dancing, modeling, performance

• Theatre/Film Technical Arts: direction, lighting design, sound design, game design, costuming, prop design/production, scenic design/production

• Music: composition, not live/recorded performance

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Required: Application Form

• Required: Project Budget (submit by email or links can be provided with application)

• Required: Artist Bio/Resume (submit by email or links can be provided with application)

• Required: Artistic Documentation (submit by email or links can be provided with application)

• Optional: Other Materials, such as letters of support, press, past PR materials (submit by email or links can be provided with application)

Applicants should receive two confirmations: receipt of application form and receipt of all other submitted materials.

All applications deemed complete will be forwarded to the Review Panel for consideration and scoring. Culver Arts may attempt, but is not obligated, to contact applicants for missing information. Applications deemed incomplete will be disqualified.

Submit any questions and all materials to: aaliciaide@gmail.com

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Projects should have a detailed description, defined and attainable objectives/outcomes, a reasonable timeline, and a target audience.

Culver Arts will support projects in a variety of artistic disciplines, presenting a variety of activities, and serving a variety of constituencies, large and small, with broad or targeted demographics. An individual project in a specific discipline might reach a small, targeted constituency, but the funded projects together should serve a diversity of artists and constituencies across the community.

Projects should be scheduled to start between September 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024.

As part of the narrative, include the following information:

• Goals of project and projected outcomes

• Public events/activities, if any

• Project timeline, including anticipated public event/activity dates, if any

• Project participants and their roles, including other individuals/organizations who may be involved in project, if their commitment is confirmed at the time of application

• Plans for outreach/promotion

Additionally, the following information will be required:

• Project locations, i.e. where will artwork be created, where will public activities take place

• Project constituency, i.e. who will you engage or impact, including size, location, and other demographics

PROJECT BUDGET

Expenses

• Budget should be realistic, comprehensive, and aligned with the project narrative.

• Include all project expenses, including values for donated (in-kind) goods and services (this includes the artist’s time)

• Suggested expenses could include (but are NOT limited to): space rental, production expenses, equipment, artist time, stipends, art supplies, IT applications, printing, marketing, etc.

• Expenses should be broken out by type/category

• Budget detail/notes are encouraged to explain how values are calculated for rates and quantities (e.g. 5 hr @ $30/hr, 100 widgets @ $1/each, fee/rental for 2 days @ $100/day)

Income

• Include all project income, including values for donated (in-kind) goods and services (this includes the artist’s time)

• List other funders or funding streams (e.g. tickets, sales), if any

• Describe how Culver Arts funding will be used (i.e. on which expenses)

• Explain how, or if, project will be affected if Culver Arts grant is less than requested

Submit Budget

• • Email files to aaliciaide@gmail.com

  • Provide an active link to Box or DropBox where files can be accessed (confirm links are working)

  • Title/label all files with applicant name

ARTIST DOCUMENTATION

• Submit directly

  • Email files to aaliciaide@gmail.com

  • Provide an active link to Box or DropBox where files can be accessed (confirm links are working)

  • Title/label all files with applicant name

OR

• Provide active link(s) to website(s) where artistic documentation is published

  • Links should be included on application form (confirm links are working)

  • Online materials must remain published on sites provided until October 31, 2023